With all the time a student spends in school with their teachers going through lessons based on class material, it can become difficult to picture a teacher as anything other than that. However, for Spanish teacher Scott St. Denis, his passion for music is always something that is demonstrated throughout...

Most senior capstones involve internships at workplaces, painting murals at WA, and helping teachers at the elementary schools. However, seniors Sammy Waterhouse, Teddy Nordhougen and Ryan de Mars have taken a particularly unique approach to their senior capstone: organizing a concert in the courtyard...

On March 22, Future released "WE DON'T TRUST YOU," a collaborative project with legendary producer, Metro Boomin. This is Future's second collaborative album in his discography, with his first being with Lil Uzi Vert in 2020's Pluto x Baby Pluto. "WE DON'T TRUST YOU" contains features from major artists...

Becoming a good singer is no easy feat. From learning how to hold notes and maintaining breath control, to keeping up with the rhythm and retaining the right pitch, there are many difficult aspects to singing that people fail to realize. Still, these aspects are all skills senior Rahi Patel exceeds...

The WA Talent Show took place earlier this week on Wednesday, Jan. 24, and featured a wide variety of talents. From playing the mridangam (a South Indian percussion instrument) to baton twirling and piano, students shared their diverse backgrounds and interests through their performances.

After singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo released her debut album SOUR, her fans have been dying for more music. SOUR was well received across the world, shooting up to the top of the charts and finishing as the second-most popular album of 2021 in the United States. Rodrigo’s heartbreaking ballads,...

Music is an art. Like all art forms, music allows a person to express themselves in a creative, freeing way. For senior Sam Bergeron, music is all of those things, as well as something he wants to make a lifelong career. From surfing the internet to discovering his hobby to becoming his college career,...

Following his album No Pressure in late 2020, rapper Logic announced his retirement and left his fans waiting for more. Despite this, he soon came back into the spotlight, releasing three more albums since then including Bobby Tarantino III in 2021, Vinyl Days in 2022. His latest album, College Park in...

It is often said that global superstar Taylor Swift has three non-biological children: Gracie Abrams, Conan Gray, and Olivia Rodrigo. Indeed, all of her “children” have songs stylistically similar to Swift's, but all have their own talents and quirks.  Abrams in particular is known for her relatable,...

On Friday, Sept. 30, WA Student Council (STUCO) hosted the first Homecoming dance in ten years. The dance was a major success, and it brought the student body together in a way we have not experienced since the pandemic. Starting at 7 p.m., students were able to enter the dance through two different...

Senior Victoria Princi has been writing music her entire life. She wrote songs on her piano at five years old to welcome her dad back from a business trip, and now, she is performing music for the upcoming WATA production of Eurydice originally by Sarah Ruhl. This production will be directed by senior...

In the summer of 2018, the Westford Academy Band welcomed Michael Soo as its new band director, but now, three years after accepting his position, Soo has decided that it is time to say goodbye. Soo will be leaving to accept a new position in the Acton-Boxborough School District. He attended school...